Baby quail hatched itself too early???

[Kwaja]

I hope that one makes it. I have had one that was a bit early, but the yolk was yellow, not red like that. I would keep a close eye on that chick. If it starts to fail, you may need to cull.

I hope it turns out okay!

Thanks and me too. Aldo i heard people say cull. What does that mean???

 

[orloffer]

To cull means to end its life.
I had a quail chick hatch early once, and it failed to thrive. We had to cull it eventually.

 

[orloffer]

I hope your quail chick does alright!

 

[Kwaja]

I hope your quail chick does alright!

Me too and thanks. Also how did you know when to cull it?

 

[Sammi_0411]

Hope he pulls thru xxx mine hatched today also my first time with quail im at 32 eggs out of 38 so far they all doing well even the one *playing dead* lol x

 

[Kwaja]

I noticed that on this part of the chick is kind of hard is that good or bad?

 

[Nabiki]

Has the size of that thing gone down at all? If it's yolk, it should be shrinking.

If it hasn't been absorbed or significantly reduced in size by morning, that's probably when I would decide to cull. I decide to cull when I realize that it's not going to have any kind of life or if it's suffering. I hate culling chicks, but it's better than letting it suffer.

 

[Kwaja]

Has the size of that thing gone down at all? If it's yolk, it should be shrinking.

If it hasn't been absorbed or significantly reduced in size by morning, that's probably when I would decide to cull. I decide to cull when I realize that it's not going to have any kind of life or if it's suffering. I hate culling chicks, but it's better than letting it suffer.

I don't think so but I'll wait until morning and thanks for the advice. I really don't want to cull but i don't want it to suffer.

 

[orloffer]

Me too and thanks. Also how did you know when to cull it?

Probably at a week old or something? I do not recall. It was doing alright, but then began to suffer and was clearly dying. I was not present when it was culled.

 

[Nabiki]

@Kwaja How's the baby doing?